The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-26
FOR CHEAPER COKE.
A MEETING UP AT rlrrsBUneu
OF blast Furnace Operators From all Over
Thi. Section of Country, to Demand n
Reduction of Rates from the syndi.
cate-The Resolutions Adopted.

MeescIb' I. u uehrue, Dc n. vance
and Andrew Wilson, Of this city,
were at pithburgh yesterday, in at.
tendance upon an important meeting
Of owners Of blast furnaces, which was
held at the Monougahela House. 1t was
special meeting and had been called to
decide upon united action in protest
against tho present selling price OF coke.
There was a general response to the call,
and at 10 o'clock the hotel was thronged
with furnaceneu from the Mahoning and
shenango Valleys, as well as from tho
Wheeling and Pittsburgh districts. The
meeting continued In session until 2 +. NJ,
with Mr.. f. L. Wheeler, OF Sharon, as
President, and Mr.. Robert Bently, Of
Youngstown, as Secretary.
After sprotrscted elaboration over the
situation the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Rtsolred, That committee oil Eve BIO ap-
pointed by the chairman OF this meeting
to make q demand upon the coke syndi.
cate that the price oil coke DO reduced to
81 Sop ton, +. o. b. ct mines from and
after June |.
Rtsol.ed, That the committee be all.
thorized to make demand upon tranapor-
ta!ion finea for lower rates OF freight than
now prevail. ..- O.
ReSolrti, That this meeting shall adjourn
to meet at this place on Wednesday, June
lst, TO hear the report OF the committee
and tako such othor and further action Gs
may be deemed necessary to secure said
lower rateH.
Chairman Wheeler appointed as the
members Of tho above committee MeBsrs.
F. j. liearne, Of this city; John z. Spear,
OF Pittsburgh; c. n. Smith, OF Leetonla,
Oh. j. Spareinan, OF Sharon, Pa, and
Robert Bentley, Of Youngstown. The
committee will take immediate action, and
will, II is said, present their demands to
the Coke Syndicate to-day.
Representatives were present from the
Glare Furnace Company, the Girard Iron
Company, the Wheeler Iron Company
and tho Junction Iron Company. These
four blast iusnaCes get their coke supply
from W. j. Rainey, who has granted the
demands oil his cookers. Despite the fact
that these four furnaces get their coke
right along II they want it, they will stand
by tho remainder OF the furnace men in
the demand for reduction in price.
Several members OF the coke syndicate
held informal consultations with mum.
Der OF the iusRacemea, bat they said they
had not been asked to attend the meeting.
| Mensrs. Hesrne, Vance and Wilson re-
turned home last evening. a well known
furnace operator whose furnace 10 now
Banked" in speaking Of tho state OF al.
fairu which led to the call for meeting,
said yesterday: at is simply impossible
for w 10 pay 81 for coke and sell pig iron
ut the present rates. Mill iron in the val
ley can now be bought for SIS per ton on
iaur montha' time. Wo have already
been damaged sa much Gs VIC can be, and
our furnaces are now either banked up
or blown OUT Unless the price OF coke
ia reduced it will not be worth while for
us to blow in again, as we would loae
money il we did 80. Several OF the FUR
nacemen have talked with members OF the
coke syndicate this morning. While
nothing definite has been sgteed upon, we
have good reason to believe that the price
will be reduced from = to 81 50 per ton.
II this is done then We are ready to start
up again, but otherwise the prospectg iudi.
cato 4 continued shut down OF the fur.
nGcea throughout tue valley"
An Associated Press dispatch received
last night sayB OF the action narrated above:
The action taken ct to-day's meeting
may resutin tho ending Of the coke strike,
IS any reduction in this price OF coke will
destroy the argument Of the Torkmen for
az advance in wages.